Casgliadau Arlein

Patchwork quilt from Newport, Pembrokeshire. Made in about 1830 by an unknown maker.

Top cover of glazed cotton prints: white with pink floral motif; beige with pink floral motif; yellow with brown sprigs and flowers; beige with large blue flowers and leaves. Large diamond piece in centre surrounded by triangular pieces forming squares. Outer border of rectangles. Carded wool filling. Quilted overall with running stitch. Quilting pattern: central motif of large flowering pot plant, decorated with leaves, spirals, tulips, flowers and hearts, on a rectangular trellis ground with a flowering plant in each corner. Wide inner border of triangles filled with alternating hearts and spiral and flower motifs, with trellis in corner squares. Outer border of large veined leaves, filled with tulips, petalled flowers and spirals, and corner squares filled with petalled flowers and spirals.